The Reef (Haifa) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s coming up. Honestly, looking at the next couple of weeks, it’s a pretty flat spell with not much to get excited about. The Reef (Haifa) is the only spot on the radar, but the surf is tiny and mostly messy for the first week or so.

We start off Wednesday the 29th of July with just 2ft of weak, short-period swell at 5 seconds, coming from the WNW. The wind is cross or onshore, so it’s choppy and just not worth paddling out. This pattern sticks around for days—the swell barely nudges up to 2ft on Thursday the 30th, but it’s still cross-onshore and small. Friday through the weekend, we’re looking at 2ft or less, and the wind stays on it. The combined energy stays well under 100—low numbers like 15 to 61—so it’s all weak, sloppy stuff.

By the end of the first week into the start of August, the swell gets a little more consistent but still tiny. Monday the 3rd sees 2ft, and Tuesday the 4th bumps to 4ft from the NW, but it’s short period, around 6 seconds, and the wind is on or cross-onshore, keeping it choppy. Not exactly a standout. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

Then we get a little moment. On Friday morning, the 7th of August, it goes glassy—zero wind—with a 3ft swell from the west, period of 8 seconds. The combined energy hits 118, so there’s some moderate energy behind it. That morning is the best of the whole run—clean, surfable, but just ordinary conditions otherwise. It’s a small window, not epic, but if you’re desperate, that’s your time. The break is inconsistent and often has crowds, so expect company.

After that, it fades again. Saturday the 8th has a glassy morning with only 2ft, and from there it tails off into tiny, weak surf for the rest of the second week. By the 13th of August, we get another little bump of 3ft from the WNW with 125 combined energy, but the wind is cross-shore, so it’s not clean.

Overall, there’s a long gap of poor conditions from the start, with really only one morning—Friday the 7th of August—that’s worth a look. If you’re a beginner, the swell never goes over 5ft, so it’s safe, but the quality is low. For experienced surfers, there’s just nothing to work with. If the wind picks up, it might even be more interesting for kite surfing than paddling.

Stay hopeful—forecasts change.

Rusty

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